wormwood
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It's named for the chief ingredient that makes it unique: artemisia absinthium, which you might know as wormwood.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2023
After adding dry vermouth and wormwood bitters, Muir shakes and strains the drink and garnishes it with a fir sprig.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023
As Azzuz finished her ceremonial prayer, the wormwood that coaxed the first flames was replaced with modern “drip torches” — canisters of gasoline and diesel with spouts and wicks.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2021
The field wormwood plants grow on one of the tiniest reserves in England in Brandon, Suffolk.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2021
“There’s a lot of wormwood in this. It’s quite a drink,” he said.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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